vetula

== Latin == === Etymology === Feminine of vetulus (“old man”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛ.tʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.tu.la] === Noun === vetula f (genitive vetulae); first declension old woman mortua non vetula ― dead, but not old a corn dolly or small figurine, shaped as an old woman; a term in use among the Druidic pagans of Flanders in the 7th century 7th century AD, Vita Eligii (The Life of St. Eligius), sermons of St. Eligius, translated by Jo Ann McNamara.[1] ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === "vetula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) Elskens, Etienne, compiler. Latin Words, Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans.[2] Miller, Paul Allen. Latin Verse Satire: An Anthology and Critical Reader, p.380-381. [3] Vita Eligii (The Life of St. Eligius) (in English)[4] - US translation Vita di Eligio, SRM 4, II, 16. (in Latin)[5] Corn dolly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia